Engineering Manager

Primary Function:

Plans, executes and monitors all phases of engineering programs for the organization. Coordinates the creation/improvement, development, design, and schedule of products to conform to established company objectives. Works with management to meet organizational objectives for all engineering activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BSEE preferred) plus 8+ years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in embedded electromechanical products combining electrical, mechanical, and firmware/software components. LED lighting knowledge/experience a plus
• Experience with leading cross-functional product development product teams through concept, requirements, design, integration, and verification
• Experience in managing engineering processes for project management, revision control, design reviews and verification, and release/change documentation
• Experience working with supply chain and manufacturing teams
• Experience working with global vendors and external partners on OEM and custom designs
• Experience authoring specifications, plans, schedules and reports
• Experience with EMC / EMI, electrical safety compliance and other industry certifications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents
• Able to communicate easily and clearly in English.
• Must be able to legally work for any employer in the United States of America.

Essential Duties:

• Proactive system-level leadership of a hardware product team (electrical, mechanical, firmware, apps) focused on product development and maintenance of innovative outdoor LED lighting products targeted to the utility market
• Work with product architects to document and review product architecture descriptions, sub-system requirements specifications, product development schedules and roadmaps, and product configurations
• Daily proactive leadership of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and software engineers dedicated to designing, implementing, reviewing and verifying the product architecture
• Daily project management leadership of team activities, priorities, milestones and status, and proactively drive resolution of issues or decisions
• Lead engineers in working with external vendors and partners to specify, integrate, and test off-the-shelf and custom-designed modules
• Work with supply chain and engineers to create product bills-of-material, review engineering change orders, and ensure successful release of the product to manufacturing partners
• Functional management of small team of engineers and technicians
• Drive product verification and certification for safety, EMC, and industry-related requirements
• Work with supply chain management and contract manufacturing to monitor production system builds and respond to necessary changes to ensure production flow
• Oversee the Engineering Change process and drive change notices for timeliness, accuracy and completeness.
• Present development status to executive management team
• Contribute to designs, documentation, testing and reviews as necessary to meet project milestones and objectives
• Actively contribute to new process and infrastructure improvements to improve capabilities, efficiency, and quality of product development team
• This job description is to be considered the foundation of responsibilities, not the boundaries.

Competencies:

• Strong analytical planning and organizational skills
• Strong team leadership and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter – Sees what needs to get done and initiates activities to make it happen
• Detail-oriented – Obsesses over the small stuff while solving the big picture problems
• Multitasker – Manages and coordinates multiple simultaneous projects spanning diverse levels of detail and priority
• Communicator – Demonstrates excellent written and verbal skills and uses them to ensure the team knows the necessary facts and status
• Mediator – Resolves project and personnel conflicts and disputes through empathy, open conversations, and with emotional intelligence
• Is inquisitive and open minded and not afraid to ask questions to understand the situation
• Possesses working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, data entry, email, calendar software and revision control systems
• Brings an enthusiastic, proactive, entrepreneurial and highly innovative attitude and is comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast-moving and highly dynamic environment

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About

Formed in 2008, Evluma is committed to developing affordable, long-lasting and environmentally low-impact LED lighting solutions that fundamentally change the landscape of the outdoor utility lighting market.

Evluma’s high standard of customer service and background in innovative lighting technologies, automation and software design creatively ideate and inform its Made in Washington products. AreaMax is a recognized winner of the 2013 NGL Outdoor Solid-State Lighting Design Competition in the Local Residential Roadway Category.